Mercedes-Benz ML450 Hybrid

Luxury brands have actually caught the virus hybrid Mercedes-Benz announced this week its second environmentally friendly car, the ML450 Hybrid is brand new. First seen at the Auto Show in New York in April 2010, Mercedes-Benz ML450 Hybrid is officially on sale November 16. With V8 engine type four-cylinder fuel economy ML450 Hybrid packs of two electric motors and a 3.5 - liter gasoline engine V-6, working together to deliver impressive performance and fuel economy. According to Mercedes-Benz, fuel economy of large SUVs returns 21 mpg city and 24 mpg on the highway. For comparison, the yield of the same size, but V-8 powered 2010 BMW X6 ActiveHybrid an EPA-rated 17 mpg city and 19 mpg on the highway.

The combined peak power of the two electric motors and V-6 engine located at 340 horsepower and 381 lb.-ft. of torque. efficiencies of fuel made through a combination of technologies, including stop-start function, which helps reduce fuel consumption to stop at traffic lights or jams. Similar to GM Two-Mode hybrid system, both electric motors in the ML450 Hybrid is built in a modified automatic transmission. An engine is dedicated to the towing power and the other is specifically designed to improve acceleration. In this combination, the ML450 Hybrid can run solely on electricity up to a maximum speed of 34 km / h. On hard acceleration, the gasoline engine starts up automatically.

During braking and coasting, the electric motors function generators, slow down the SUV and back to kinetic energy. During braking the brakes of heavy vehicles for the conventional image. energy waste paper is stored in liquid-cooled, 288-volt nickel-metal hydride battery, which is the rear cargo floor, so as not to encroach on the storage area. Joining the S400 BlueTec Hybrid and diesel models of the Mercedes-Benz ML450 Hybrid is offered as part of a special lease only option (no purchase) and the monthly lease price of $ 659 per month, 36 months and $ 549 months to 60 months.